Ch. 6 Faces of Schizophrenia

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1. In the current case study, Valerie believes that her schizophrenia was caused by Multiple Choice the constant arguments with her husband. a biological predisposition that was exacerbated by the stress of a bad marriage. a strong family history of schizophrenia and a bad marriage. conflict in her childhood, and the mixed signals that her parents gave her. 2. Jerry suffers from schizophrenia, and he believes that the government consults with him every time it makes an important decision. We would say that he suffers from Multiple Choice delusional thinking. disorganized thinking. hallucinations. paranoia. 3. Which of the following is an example of a delusion? Multiple Choice Lynn is very angry with her father and wants to get revenge. Jose is badly disoriented and his speech is incoherent and disorganized. Mika believes she is suffering from a number of unknown diseases. Orlan hears voices speaking to him, telling him to kill people. 4. How would you describe Valerie's pre-morbid adjustment? Multiple Choice She was well adjusted socially but showed significant intellectual impairment. She showed early signs of schizophrenia but then showed significant improvement. She was reasonably well adjusted. She was very poorly adjusted.
5. Which of the following is not a symptom of schizophrenia? Multiple Choice disorganized speech delusions flattened emotions multiple personality 6. Valerie's symptoms began when she was ______ years old, and her active symptoms lasted for ______ years. Multiple Choice 19; 8 28; 3 19; 3 28; 8 7. Which statement is true? Multiple Choice About 30 percent of people with schizophrenia will show a long term remission from its symptoms. Medications did not reduce Valerie's symptoms very much. Antipsychotic drugs produce few side effects. Valerie is dissatisfied with her current life. 8. Which of the following is an example of a hallucination? Multiple Choice thinking that people are plotting to hurt you misinterpreting visual stimuli such as thinking that an object is larger than it really is seeing a puddle of water on a distant pavement seeing people next to you when no one is there
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